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Otaniemi

Espoo, Finland

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Apt price
€4 680/m²
Median price €/m², recent sales (Statistics Finland)
Avg rent
23.1 €/m²/mo
Median rent €/m²/month (ARA)
To city center
31 min
Public transit travel time to Helsinki Central Station, Tue 8am
Transit score
66/100
Frequency and speed of connections, 0–100
Nature score
82/100
Proximity to parks, forests and water, 0–100
Services score
38/100
Proximity to shops, schools and services, 0–100
Liveability
60/100
Combined score: transit + nature + services, 0–100
Avg age
39.1
Average age of residents
Young adults
18%
Share of residents aged 20–39
Higher education
36%
Share with a higher education degree
Median income
€31 825/yr
Median personal income per year
Owners / renters
53% / 46%
Share of owner-occupied vs. rental housing

Homes for sale & rent in Otaniemi now

Asking prices from current listings (etuovi.com / vuokraovi.com). Not the same as the realized sales above.

For rent
median 964 €/kk · 47.1 €/m² · 26 listings
studio · 24.8 m² · 750 €/kk→studio · 14 m² · 770 €/kk→studio · 37 m² · 795 €/kk→studio · 17 m² · 869 €/kk→🔍 Find more rentals on the map →
For sale
median 5 392 €/m² · 25 listings
32 m² · 131 000 €→24.8 m² · 132 000 €→32 m² · 135 000 €→29 m² · 159 000 €→🔍 Find more homes to buy on the map →

Housing age

Built: mostly 1960s
‹194019802020+
Construction years of residential buildings, weighted by footprint area (161 buildings). Source: HSY.

Price trend

5,213 €/m² (2025)▼10% from 2022 peak
2025: 5,213 €/m²
20092025
Average apartment price (€/m²) per year, weighted by transaction count. Source: Statistics Finland.

About Otaniemi

Otaniemi is fairly well connected, with good public transit links to Helsinki and nearby Espoo destinations, though it is not a central hub. It is very green, with forest close by, and the mix of owner-occupied and rental homes attracts a balanced resident base that includes students, professionals, and many people connected to Aalto University. A defining trait is its strong university and research presence, which gives the area a distinctly academic character.

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